Have a Cab Number Handy for New Year's Eve

If you're planning on drinking tonight, have a designated driver—or have a taxi service take you where you need to go.

Happy New Year, Gloucester Township! If your New Year’s Eve plans include heralding in 2013 with a toast or two, play it safe tonight—call a cab or have a designated driver. New Year’s Eve is one of the busiest nights for taxi companies, so you may want to plan ahead and schedule a cab now. The companies below operate in and near Gloucester Township and can get you home safely after a night of fun. Print out this list and stick it in your wallet or bookmark it on your smartphone for easy access tonight. Help out your neighbors by posting any taxi services we missed in the comments below. Happy New Year, have fun, be safe!

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GTPD Offers New Year's Eve Safety Tips

Did you know most alcohol-related crashes on New Year's Eve occur between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m.? Find more safety tips from Gloucester Township Police below.

Gloucester Township Police Department wants to wish everyone a happy and safe New Year. The following tips are provided to help you be safe on New Year’s Eve.    Editor's Note: Check back with Gloucester Township Patch on Monday for a list of area taxicab companies and their phone numbers to take with you New Year's Eve.

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Post Office Announces Holiday Hours

Post offices in South Jersey will close early on Christmas Eve and New Year's Eve.

The U.S. Postal Service recently issued the following press release:  Post offices nationwide will be open Christmas Eve, Monday, Dec. 24, and New Year’s Eve, Monday, Dec. 31. South Jersey post offices will shorten retail lobby hours and close at noon on these dates. Regular mail delivery will be unaffected by the change.  Revised hours will be posted at each post office and commercial customers are asked to check their Bulk Mail Entry Units for specific information regarding holiday hours of operation. Blue collection boxes having final collection times before noon will not be affected by these changes. However, collection boxes with final collection times scheduled after that may be collected early. Therefore, mail should be deposited …

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Sicklerville Man Held in Winslow Barbershop Homicide

The fatal shooting happened New Year's Eve.

Partying Hard Tonight? Have a Cab Number Handy

If you're planning on drinking tonight, have a designated driver—or have a taxi service take you where you need to go.

Happy New Year, Gloucester Township! If your New Year’s Eve plans include heralding in 2012 with a toast or two, play it safe tonight—call a cab or have a designated driver. New Year’s Eve is one of the busiest nights for taxi companies, so you may want to plan ahead and schedule a cab now. The companies below operate in and near Gloucester Township and can get you home safely after a night of fun. Print out this list and stick it in your wallet or bookmark it on your smartphone for easy access tonight. Help out your neighbors by posting any taxi services we missed in the comments below. Happy New Year, have fun, be safe!

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New Year's Planner for Procrastinators

This weekend, escape the last days of 2011 with great events on both sides of the river.

Santa came. Hanukkah is over. And now it is time to ring in 2012. This weekend, escape your Plain Jane days for glitz and glitter, Philly style. While some of you no doubt made your New Year's plans weeks or even months ago, it's just as likely many of you are still scratching your heads, wondering what to do to ring in 2012. Gloucester Township Patch is here to help. There are a plethora of celebratory events in South Jersey and Philadelphia. Whether you are looking for grown-up fun or family friendly excitement, there is something for everyone during the last weekend of 2011. Wherever you go, drink responsibly and drive sober. Happy 2012!

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Magic, Mummers and Last Minute Plans

In honor of 2011, GT Patch has picked 11 events to enjoy this holiday weekend.

Guess what? It's OK if you don't have any plans for New Year's Eve. As luck would have it, there are still plenty of things to do that require no reservation at all. With that said, once you've checked out our picks of fun ways to spend this New Year's weekend, we encourage you to contact the venues to double-check ticket availability. We hear New Year's Eve is a popular night to go out. In the 11 events below, you'll find something for all ages, even celebrations at noon (instead of midnight) for the kids to enjoy. Have a safe and happy New Year's! The Amazing World of Magic - 2011 Edition Read in the New Year New Year's at Noon (and 10 and 2) Open Play at Monkey Town Mummers at the Pop Shop Midnight at the Oasis New Year's Eve …

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Holiday "Go To" Recipes

Looking for some new treats to add to your holiday celebrations? This Cinnaminson mom has a few ideas.

I don’t know about you but I look forward to the culinary delights of the season. No matter what you celebrate, food often takes center stage and brings people together.   Right now, I have a box of Bayard's chocolate-covered pretzels, two containers of chocolate chip cookies and two containers of sugar cookies on my counter. Bags of Hershey Kisses, chocolate chips, peanut butter chips and a bunch of nuts are lined up on my counter waiting to be made into something delicious. I’ve got chicken cordon bleu appetizers and bull wings (steak marinated in wing sauce) from Omaha Steaks in my freezer for Christmas Eve and my husband is making sure he has all the ingredients for his annual Christmas morning crock of hot buttered rum. I thought it …

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It Must Be Midnight Somewhere

A New York State Patch columnist offers child-friendly ways to ring in the new year.

Just like the old saying "it must be 5 o'clock somewhere," ever since we had our first child seven years ago, our New Year's Eve call has been "it must be midnight somewhere." And it always is! Typically in Paris.  Why wait for the ball to drop at midnight in Times Square when it most likely means everything else will drop? First you, then the kids! Years ago, we wondered, why not celebrate with any other city east of us at a more reasonable hour?  We choose France because their midnight is our 6 p.m. How civil! We do all the same countdowns, horn blowing and clinking of glasses (our champagne to our kids' sparkling cider) as everyone else, just six hours earlier than the rest of our time zone. Heck, it works and no one wakes up with a …

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